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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Chioroiorm Did II.

BIRMIsGHAM, ALA, Dec. 7-Miss Lucy
Nix, handsome and popular young lady
twenty years of age, committed suicide
about seven o'clock tonight by taking
chloroform. She was employed as cashier
in Newman's dry goods store. No cause
for the deed can be imagined.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Hs Ihouaht n Ya, unIoadsd.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 7--Joseph Nc
Coy. q resident of this county, was exam
ming revolver, thought to be empty.
The bullet entered the right side OF his
face, lodging ir the brain. Hs Is not ex'
pectcd to live,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Suicide Of An Anarchist.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Christian Denning, q
well known Anarchist, who has been
grieving over the death of Spies and his
Observation-Disclosures, has committed sui.
eide by hanging.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Scarlet Fever Epidemic.

PITTsrIELp, MASS, Dec. Fifty cases
of scarlet fever and fifteen deaths have oc-
Cured at Lee within three weeks. Schools
are closed until January /. An increase
of an epidemic is feared.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Railroad Disaster In virainia.

STAUNToN, Va, Dec. 1.-two trains COL
lided on the Chesapeake IL Ohio railroad
to-day, near Clifton Forge. Three men
were killed, one of whom was Conductor
Fry. Both trains were wrecked.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Arensdori Not Guilty.

Sioux CITY, IA, Dec. 9.-The long and
tedious second trial of John Arensdorf for
the murder OF Rev. Haddocl, came to
close this evening at o'clock by the jury
rendering a verdict of not guilty.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
-"Was the crowd tumultuousp'' 1,

-"Was the crowd tumultuousp" in
quircd n lady of IL gentleman who had
just returned from one of the late polit-
ical mass meetings Mt the Cooper
Union. TOO multuous!' responded
the gentleman. "Oh, no; it was just
multuous enough to fi'l tho hall COM
fortably. IN Y Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
A Railway Company Csnsursd.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Dec. a-The Illinois
Commissioners who have been investigat-
ing the Chatsworth disastor find that the
railroad company is censurable orneglect.
ing TO inspect the bridge before the train
was due.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Attempt 10 Blow Up a halifax Fort.

HALIFAX, Dec. S.-An attempt was made
here tonight to blow up one of the princi-
pal forts. Serious damage was done. There
is great excitement among the soldiers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17

1t is curious that the man who Is
always complaining about the small
amount of his earnings is Just the one
to demand more leisure time to spend
them In --1yd-Bils.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Texas Dry Spell Over.

GALVESTON, TEX, Dec S.-Heavy rains
are reported throughout Southern Texas
during the past forty-eight hours, break
ing the drought and saving the wheat
crona
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Death Of . Conqressman's Wis.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. a-A special to
the American from Pulaski Tenn, says
Mrs. Benton Mcmillan, wife OF Congress.
man Mcmillan, died yesterday afternoon.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
CHICAGO Gels The Republican Convention.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. S.-The National Re-
publican Committee decided to hold the
convention in Chicago, June 10, 1888, by
vote of twenty-five out of total of forty.
seven. There were thirteen votes for Gin
cinnati
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Herr most Geis a Year.

NEW YonH, Dec. S.-Herr Most was to-
day denied new trial, and was sentenced
to ,me years. imprisonment without fine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17
Prominent Business Man Admits Forgery.

PARAMOUNT, ILL, Dec. On. l.. Thomp-
son, u prominent business man of Dam
vile, H., was arrested to-day, charged
with committing s2,5OO forgery. He adj
mitted his guilt and was committed to Jail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-17

Broker ]. w. Hoyt was recalled to identify
letter Of credit not before offered in evidence.
Itwas dated March 10, 1887, addressed to Orr &
Coomb. brokers, Chicago, advising them that
$4,000 had been deposited In the Fidelity to
their credit by j. w. Hoyt to cover o five-cent
margin on n million bushels OF wheat, purchased
by Orr g. Coomb on Mr.. Hoyts orders for Ben
Hopkins Witness received remittance from
Chicago for Ben Hopkins June 10. The sum
was e60l, ,6O6.25; was instructed to turn 1t over
TO Wiltshire, Eckert Co. by Mr.. Hopkins.
Hopkins demanded the money OF me but didn't
pay him then, because Kershaw g. Co.
claimed they could not pay 1t until they
got their margins on other deals that
they had. Kershaw said that he was satisfied
that the deals for Wiltshire, Eckert & Co. and
for myself were for the same person. It was on
that account that he based his refusal to turn
over my money to me. For two or three days
I was asking for 1t by wire and letter. l finally
met Mr.. Dewar, nnd demanded the money. He
refused to pay II, saying he was then trying ia
get Kershaw g. Co. margins, md II he got the
amount from the other parties he would pay 1t to
me. Ascertained after while that we both
represented the same parties. Major Black
burn-Who was that partys A. Mr. Harper,
@. Had you ever had any conversation with
hims A. No, sir. Q. Have YOU ever had any
transactions with hims A. Not directly. 9
Did he ever writc to you or speak to you about
themY A. No, sir. Mr. Burnet-How did you
know, then. he was the principals A. ] wa,
told. g. Who told your A. ben Hopkins.
CINCINNATI, Dec 1.-THE eighth day OF the
great trial was interesting. Maurice Rosenfeld
Chicago provision broker, who handled tht
Chicago end Of Harper's wheat deal in the earl,
months OF this year, verified the various drafts
drawn by his firm on the Fidelity Nationa
Bank. The checks were all signed Wiltshire
Eckert 4 Co. The point OF Mr.. Rosenfed's tes
timony WAS that ut that time-January, Feb
ruary and Mnrch--tho name OF the FidelitI
Bank was freely used to give an appearance o
substantiability to the credit Of Wiltshire, Eek
ert 4 Co.
Howard Eclkert wilshire's partner In III.
brokerage business, was recalled. His testi
mopy was one Of the mediums through whicl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24

The Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and
Catholic Churches have always been strong in
Fairfield County, and local churches were or
ganizcd Mt early dates. The Roman Catholic
Church has n good foothold, and there were
many excellent Catholic families among the
pioneers Some of tho smaller religious socic-
ties have hourishcd in the county, notably the
Dunkors and Mcnnonites
The latter, the omish Mennonite Church. was
established by u Swiss Catholic priest in 1895.
The name of the priest, who became a dissenter
shortly before promulgating the new doctrine,
was Simon Memo.
Jacob Amen, also native OF Switzerland,
taught the doctrines of Memo, and secured
many followers In 1913 IL was estimated that
the number of Mennonitcs in the United States
reached 125,OOO.
The Mennonites administer the right of bnp-
tism by pouring. They hold that war is forbid
ben by God They will neither take an oath
nor resist force. They never permit one of their
people to become public pauper, but provide
for their poor within the church. The Mennon-
ties assume the plain apparel of the Friends.
They are an honest sober, frugal and industrial
people, and have always commanded the re-
spcct Of the communities in which they live.
The Dunkcrs have two or three churches in
Fairfield County. II is society that has u
large membership among the Pennsylvania Ger
mans and their life has been beautifully de-
scribed in recent romance called katy OF
Catoctin." The men generally wore long boards,
and they celebrate the Lords Supper with
washing Of feet and other peculiar observanccs.
Like the Friends, they are inclined to peace and
righteous living They do not believe in war,
and will not take interest for money which they
loan.
The old courthouse, picture OF which is re-
produced in this article is the one in which the
famous lawyers of Lancaster made many Of
their best and most memorable pleas.--F. II.
LoOBiis, in Cincinnati C0mHerclat Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24

| little money and but slight equipment in what
VIC would now consider the essentials of life.
| They were able to live and make some progress
with very slight means. One OF Jacksons old
| bographcrs says of the log cabin era that al
most the only tools possessed by the first set
tiers were axes, hatchcts, knives and few
augcrs. They had neither saw mills nor car
pontcrs, bricks or mnsons, nails nor glass. Logs
notchcd an laid across each other ut the ends,
making pen in the form of square or par
ullelogram, answered the purpose of timber and
wcatherboards, and constituted the body OF the
structure.
The gable ends were made OF the same ma
tcriuls, kept in place by large poles, extending
lcngthwisc across the building. Up and down
upon these poles, tapping over like shingles,
were laid clapboards split out OF oak logs, and
resembling stnvcs, which were kept in their
places by other poles laid upon them and con
fined at the gable ends.
Roofs of this sort, when well made, afforded
sufficient protection from ordinary storms
The crcyiccs between the logs were filled with
chips and clay and plastered over with wet
mud.
The earth was often the only floor, but often
floors were made of slabs split from logs, hewed
smooth and rested on poles. These were called
puncheon floors.
The lofts or attics sometimes had puncheon
floors and they were reached by ladders
Chimncys were built of logs roughly dove
tailed from the outside into those constituting
one end of the structure, which were out to
make room for Il fireplace, terminating at the
top with split sticks, notchcd into each other,
the whole being thickly plastered with
mud on the inside Stones laid in mud
formed the jambs and back walls OF the fire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24

raised in jefferson County, Virginia, and in 1885
was married to her first husband, Charles
BuilderbaclS. With him she crossed the noun
tains and settled near Fort Henry, which stood
on part OF the present site of Wheeling,
w. Va Her husband was daring man and u
great Indian fighter, and he had in the course of
his life on the frontier killed n great many saw
ages. The Indians knew him by sight and rcpu-
iaton, and lost no opportunity to get n shot ut
him.
One serene June morn, in 1889, when II was
thought the Indians had abandoned the north
ern shore Of the Ohio Captain Charles Builder
back, with his wife and brother Jacob, crossed
the Ohio river TO look after some cattle. When
they reached the bank score Of Indians
rushed out from their concealmcnt in the
willow trees and fired upon them, wounding
Jacob BuilderbaclS in the shoulder, Charles was
captured, and Mrs. BuildcrhaclI managed to
hide herself in some driitwood near the waters
edge
As soon as the Indians had secured and tied
her husband, and being unable to discover hor
hiding place, they compelled him, with threats
of instant death, TO call her TO him Hoping
10 satisfy them he shouted to her. She heard
him, but made no answer. In describing the
circumstance in calmcr days, she said "A
struggle took place in my breast which can
not describe. Should go TO him and become
a prisoner, or should | remain; return to our
cabin and provide and care for our two chill
drenT
BuilderbacS shouted again 10 his wife to
COME TO him, decl iring that il she did so IL
nigh: be the means OF saving his life. Hestat-
ing no longer, she left her safe hiding place and
surrendered 10 the brutal savascs.
This drama was enacted in full view of their
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24
MAKING PLAY OF WORK.
A Practical Way of Teaching Children to
he Neat and Orderly.

A Practical Way of Teaching Children to
BE Neat and Orderly.
Bid you ever hit on this way to get
cluttered sitting-room put to rights by
the very folks who have brought about
in it chaos itself? The children think
it great fun to overturn chairs and
hang rugs on them for tent doors; to
strew the carpet with playthings and
snippings of paper; to drop books, pic
ture cards, building blocks and dolly
and her wardrobe, just where the new
est tack of their latest play left them;
but it is not always fun, either for you
or them, to get all this litter and clut-
ter picked up and cleared away.
OF late we have made little game
of such work by giving each child so
many breadths of the carpet, and all
that might be upon them, to put in per-
feet order. There are five brcadths in
our sitting-room carpet, and at such n
"corner" in the disorderly state of the
room give two breadths-not conscc-
utive lengths-to each of the two older
children, and the fifth breadth to the
little three-years-old, choosing for her
the strip of carpet that has the least
litter upon it. When little children
have keen interest in such work, it is
surprising how swiftly and doftly they
will straightcn rugs, fold papers, pick
up shrcds and litter and pack away
playthings.
From end to end of their carpet
brcadths our small people go-setting
back chairs, making neat piles of the
scattered books and papers that clutter
the tables and shelves, winding the
struggling threads in mammals spool
and yarn baskets If they chance to be
on their territory, winging the hearth,
and patting up, plump and smooth,
chair and lounge pillows, till even
mammals sharp eyes can not see an
other raveling to pick or one more pa
per to fold. She can quietly go on
with her sewing or mending all through
n long afternoon while her room is al
ternately being put in and then put out
OF order, only she must be wise enough
to plan that the former comes last on
the programme before their supper or
bedtime hour comes.
The children are so quick to notice
and herald each others oversights and
any slovenliness in this play-work of
clearing sections of the room, that
have little need to call their attention
to any article or scrap left out of place.
Even the baby will trot across the
| room to proyokingly point to n wrink-
led rug or an overlooked toy on strip
of her little sisters territory, and
gravely say: "Sec there" If II chair
or table, with its tumbled heap OF
books or papers, stands on two carpet
breadths, the exacting little landhold-
ers require each other to put to rights
just such part rs stands on their di-
vision of territory, and the chair, bas.
ket or stand, have seen the little tots
good-naturedly lug away together, =
! Ciarissa Potter, IN Good housekeeping.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24
THE BUFFALO DANCE.
A Peculiar Custom Obtaining Among tho
Grows And Oiher Indiana.

NroWs ANU Other lnulhns.
Among the Indians of the northern
plains is custom called "dancing the
buffalo" 1t is resortcd to when the
hunters have great difficulty in finding
the bul'alo-a difficulty which has been
growing more pronounced every year,
until of late the poor Indian finds his
"buffalo medicine dance" fail univer-
sally and he has all but lost faith in 1t.
And yet it has but rarely failed before,
for the peculiar strength of the ''mcdi-
cine" lies in the fact that when the
medicine dance is once started it is kept
up religiously night and day until the
outridcrs discover buffalo. and rs the
Indian reasons, the dance brought them.
The Crows had dance recently. They
believe that the Great Spirit has So
cluded the buffalo temporarily, but that
rs soon as he RECEIVERS from his sulk he
will send them back again. The Grow
dance did bring half-dozcn old bulls
to the Grow hunters; not much meat,
to be sure, but sure sign of
the strength of the medicine. Ten
VI u uuLti Illtll tlulltt UI " ll1llt,
and rs they grow weary and leave their
places, others take them, and so keep
up the ceremony. They wear the head
or mask of buffalo, which each war
rior is supposed to keep in his outfit;
the tails are often attached to these by
a long piece of hide. Drums are beaten,
rattlcs shaken, and the usual Indian
yelling is kept up. The hunters all
have their arms ready, and the out
lying hills are patrolled. These dances
have been kept up in certain villages
for two or three weeks on stretch
without stopping an instant. When a
man becomes fatigued he signifies it by
bending quite low, when another draws
u bow and hits him with blunt arrow.
He falls to the ground, and is dragged
off by the spectators, who proceed to
butcher him in play, much after the
fashion of children, for the Indian in his
sportive moods is for all the world like
an overgrown boy. In all the different
dances the Indians have a special step.
1t reaches the zenith of muscular eX-
ertion and extravaganza in the war
dance, and is very quiet in certain medi-
cinedances, the bodies seeming scarcely
to move. In the buffalo dance they
follow around in circle, lifting their
feet and uudulating their bodies. Alas
for the buffalo, and alas for the poor
Indian, too, the buffalo dance will no
more bring the countless thousands of
bison to the sight of the hunter and the
only meat he will ever eat ranges be-
tween government steers and sage
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24
AN ANIMAL ARMY.
The Strange MiErations and Self-Destruc-
ton of the LemminEs.

tion of the Lcmmings.
Marvellous invaders are the LEM
mings. They are near relatives of the
short-tailed iield-mouse, and are about
five inches long, with round heads,
brown fur, and bead-like eyes. Their
home is in the highlands, or fclls, of the
great central mountain chain of Sweden
and Norway, where they build nests of
grass for their young. The Jennings
are spiteful little creatures when
aroused, sitting up on their hind legs
and fighting with will. Not only are
they pugnacious, but extremely restless
and migratory as WE'LL and every five,
ten or twenty years they seem pos
sessed by n desire to see foreign lands.
Thereupon, they one and all leave
their settlements and start out in tens
of thousands, overrun the cultivated
tracts of land in both Norway and
Sweden, and ruin the plants and vege-
tation. They march only at night,
pressing on slowly in one straight
course, and allow nothing to disturb
them. Birds and various animals fol-
low and prey upon them; but, notwith-
standing this, they actually increase in
numbers, gaining recruits rs they adj
vance. Rivers are swum and hills
crossed, until, finally, the Atlantic or
the Gulf of Bothnia is reached.
But still impellcd by the same blind
instict that has led it onward, the en-
tire vast concourse plunges into the
sea, swimming onward, the little ami
mails piling one upon another as they
are beaten back, until ut times their
bodies have formed vcritable sea-walls.
Boatmcn returning to the beach have
found their way obstructed by strug-
Cling horde that has just reached the
sea. The number of jennings in these
bands is beyond all computation.
Sometimes the march is kept up for
three years before the watcris reached.
-Char'es Frederick Holder, in 81. Nich-
oIaS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24

places.
The doors, made of clapboards or thin punch
cons pinned to cross'picces, were hung on wood
en- hinges and hud wooden latchcs.
Frequently there were no windows The open
door and broad chimneys admitted the light by
day, and u rousng fire or grease lamp dispeled
the darkness OF night.
In the whole structure there was, as rule
neithOr u bit of metal or glass Sometimes q
part of log was cut out for window and fur
nished with n sliding puncheon TO close IT,
Creased paper was sometimes drawn over the
window opening 10 serve in lieu OF glass.
The furniture of the cabins was but little
better than the rest of the structure. There
were generally few benches made from split
logs and some rude stools or chairs. A small
iron kettle had 10 answer the manifold pur-
/ poses OF buckets, boilers and ovens. There
was but a small supply OF knives, forks and
spoons, because all these things had TO be
brought by horseback hundreds of miles across
the mountain or through the wilderness. Bcnr
and deer-sliins furnished a supply OF bedding,
and there wcrc no hedsteads,
The pioneers were not afraid OF work, and
both sexes bore their share OF toll Tho men
labored IN the forests and on the farms, while
the women attended 10 the duties OF the house
aud made the simple clothing for their fun
ilics. No cabin was without It's spinning.
wheel, and the most OF tho women knew how to
use IL, rock baby and watch a boiling kettle
at the same tmo,
The lot of the pioneer was rough, danger
Gus, joyless one. When you hear some one
sigh for the good oldtimes" remember that
no time offers so many comforts and delights
| as this.
The manners and customs OF people are
| readily discerned In their public festivals and
| demonstrations General George Sanderson
narrated this account of Fourth OF July cele
bration, which illustrates In graphic way the
| temper OF the times,
In 1902, while Lancaster was village OF q
few cabins scattered In the uncut forest, the
settlers decided TO observe Independence Day
| A pleasant grove was selected--groyes were
numerous then an ample dinner prepared
| One feature OF the repast, was barrel OF whis
| Ky, which was free 10 all.
II happened that while patriotism and whislk,
were firing the hearts OF the poineers u solitar,
horseman came plOdlng along the rough tract
of Zane's trace. He was bound for Chillicothe
but seeing the little group Of festive spirit
celebrating the day, he halted, ana asked wha
the merry maldng Was about. The stranger wa
greeted cordially, and invited 10 alight, partak
OF refreshments md whisky. He was asked tn
usual questions OF the day, whore he was goinl
and whence ho came, He told his questioner
that he was from Yirgnlll and was going q
Chillicolhe and that, II he liked the country
he expected 10 move his family cut.
The traveller was invited 10 become one of tn
Lancaster settlers. The advantages of tn
Hoellne Valley were exploited and every thinl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-24

good was claimed for II. But tho stranger had
his mind fixed upon Chilllcotho and could not
he turned from his purpose to 10 there, Final.
ly he was told that there were "bctter mon" ut
Lancaster than Chllicotho. The traveller had
friends in the Soioto Valley and hc disputed
the assertion that the mon there were In any
wiso the Interiors OF those about Lancaster.
Whisky was working upon nll Of tho dsput-
ants and the traveller finally REMARKED that
whom he reached Chillicotho there would he
better mon there than Lancaster could bonst
Of This uttornnco was construed into banter
md tho fight for which they all were spelling
camc on
A man TO contest with the stranger was so.
lcctcd, and n ring formed about them. Tho
contestants stripped and went at 1t without tof.
cronco TO rules of the ring" II was anything
to beat They kicked, struck bit, cholcd, and
pounded each other till the traveller, utterly
exhausted and covered with blood, was com.
PEELED to cry - iOugh."
After the combatants had been washed and
their wounds dressed they shook hands around
and the stranger remarked that there were MS
good men In the Hooking MS ho cared to on.
counter, and that he believed he would settle
there,